Chapter 1: The Peopling of the World
Section 1: Human Origins in Africa
Section 2: Humans Try to Control Nature
Section 3: Civilizations
Chapter 2: Early River Valley CivilizationsSection 1: City States in Mesopotamia
Section 2: Pyramids on the Nile
Section 3: Planned Cities on the Indus
Section 4: River Dynasties in China
Chapter 3: People and Ideas on the Move
Section 1: The Indo-Europeans
Section 2: Hinduism and Buddhism Develop
Section 3: Seafaring Traders
Section 4: The Origins of Judaism
Chapter 4: The First Age of Empires
Section 1: The Egyptian and Nubian Empires
Section 2: The Assyrian Empire
Section 3: The Persian Empire
Section 4: Unification of China
Chapter 5: Classical Greece
Section 1: Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea
Section 2: Warring City-States
Section 3: Democracy and Greece's Golden Age
Section 4: Alexander's Empire
Section 5: The Spread of Hellenistic Culture
Chapter 6: Ancient Rome and Early Christianity
Section 1: The Roman Republic
Section 2: The Roman Empire
Section 3: The Rise of Christianity
Section 4: The Fall of the Roman Empire
Section 5: Rome and the Roots of Western Civilization
Chapter 7: India and China Establish Empires
Section 1: India's First Empires
Section 2: Trade Spreads Indian Religions and Culture
Section 3: Han Emperors in China
Chapter 8: African Civilizations
Section 1: Diverse Societies in Africa
Section 2: Migration
Section 3: The Kingdom of Aksum
Chapter 9: The Americas: A Separate World
Section 1: The Earliest Americans
Section 2: Early Mesoamerican Civilizations
Section 3: Early Civilizations of the Andes
Chapter 10: The Muslim World
Section 1: Rise of Islam
Section 2: Islam Expands
Section 3: Muslim Culture
Chapter 11: Byzantines, Russians, and Turks Interact
Section 1: The Byzantine Empire
Section 2: The Russian Empire
Section 3: Turkish Empires Rise in Anatolia
Chapter 12: Empires in East Asia
Section 1: Tang and Song China
Section 2: The Mongol Conquests
Section 3: The Mongol Empire
Section 4: Feudal Powers in Japan
Section 5: Kingdoms of Southeast Asia and Korea
Chapter 13: European Middle Ages
Section 1: Charlemagne Unites Germanic Kingdoms
Section 2: Feudalism in Europe
Section 3: The Age of Chivalry
Section 4: The Power of the Church
Chapter 14: The Formation of Western Europe
Section 1: Church Reform and the Crusades
Section 2: Changes in Medieval Society
Section 3: England and France Develop
Section 4: The Hundred Years' War and the Plague
Chapter 15: Societies and Empires of Africa
Section 1: North and Central African Societies
Section 2: West African Civilizations
Section 3: Eastern City-States and Southern Empires
Chapter 16: People and Empires in the Americas
Section 1: North American Societies
Section 2: Maya Kings and Cities
Section 3: The Aztecs Control Central Mexico
Section 4: The Inca Create a Mountain Empire
Chapter 17: European Renaissance and Reformation
Section 1: Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance
Section 2: The Northern Renaissance
Section 3: Luther Leads the Reformation
Section 4: The Reformation Continues
Chapter 18: The Muslim World Expands
Section 1: The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire
Section 2: Cultural Blending
Section 3: The Mughal Empire in India
Chapter 19: An Age of Explorations and Isolation
Section 1: Europeans Explore the East
Section 2: China Limits European Contacts
Section 3: Japan Returns to Isolation
Chapter 20: The Atlantic World
Section 1: Spain Builds an American Empire
Section 2: European Nations Settle North America
Section 3: The Atlantic Slave Trade
Section 4: The Columbian Exchange and Global Trade
Chapter 21: Absolute Monarchs in Europe
Section 1: Spain's Empire and European Absolutism
Section 2: The Reign of Louis XIV
Section 3: Central European Monarchs Clash
Section 4: Absolute Rulers of Russia
Section 5: Parliament Limits the English Monarchy
Chapter 22: Enlightenment and Revolution
Section 1: The Scientific Revolution
Section 2: The Enlightenment in Europe
Section 3: The Enlightenment Spreads
Section 4: The American Revolution
Chapter 23: The French Revolution and Napoleon
Section 1: The French Revolution Begins
Section 2: Revolution Brings Reform and Terror
Section 3: Napoleon Forges an Empire
Section 4: Napoleon's Empire Collapses
Section 5: The Congress of Vienna
Chapter 24: Nationalist Revolutions Sweep the West
Section 1: Latin American Peoples Win Independence
Section 2: Europe Faces Revolutions
Section 3: Nationalism
Section 4: Revolutions in the Arts
Chapter 25: The Industrial Revolution
Section 1: The Beginnings of Industrialization
Section 2: Industrialization
Section 3: Industrialization Spreads
Section 4: Reforming the Industrial World
Chapter 26: An Age of Democracy and Progress
Section 1: Democratic Reform and Activism
Section 2: Self-Rule for British Colonies
Section 3: War and Expansion in the United States
Section 4: Nineteenth-Century Progress
Chapter 27: The Age of Imperialism
Section 1: The Scramble for Africa
Section 2: Imperialism
Section 3: Europeans Claim Muslim Lands
Section 4: British Imperialism in India
Section 5: Imperialism in Southeast Asia
Chapter 28: Transformations Around the Globe
Section 1: China Resists Outside Influence
Section 2: Modernization in Japan
Section 3: U.S. Economic Imperialism
Section 4: Turmoil and Change in Mexico
Chapter 29: The Great War
Section 1: Marching Toward War
Section 2: Europe Plunges into War
Section 3: A Global Conflict
Section 4: A Flawed Peace
Chapter 30: Revolution and Nationalism
Section 1: Revolutions in Russia
Section 2: Totalitarianism
Section 3: Imperial China Collapses
Section 4: Nationalism in India and Southwest Asia
Chapter 31: Years of Crisis
Section 1: Postwar Uncertainty
Section 2: A Worldwide Depression
Section 3: Fascism Rises in Europe
Section 4: Aggressors Invade Nations
Chapter 32: World War II
Section 1: Hitler's Lightning War
Section 2: Japan's Pacific Campaign
Section 3: The Holocaust
Section 4: The Allied Victory
Section 5: Europe and Japan in Ruins
Chapter 33: Restructuring the Postwar World
Section 1: Cold War Superpowers Face Off
Section 2: Communists Take Power in China
Section 3: Wars in Korea and Vietnam
Section 4: The Cold War Divides the World
Section 5: The Cold War Thaws
Chapter 34: The Colonies Become New Nations
Section 1: The Indian Subcontinent Achieves Freedom
Section 2: Southeast Asian Nations Gain Independence
Section 3: New Nations in Africa
Section 4: Conflicts in the Middle East
Section 5: Central Asia Struggles
Chapter 35: Struggles for Democracy
Section 1: Democracy
Section 2: The Challenge of Democracy in Africa
Section 3: The Collapse of the Soviet Union
Section 4: Changes in Central and Eastern Europe
Section 5: China Reform and Reaction
Chapter 36: Global Interdependence
Section 1: The Impact of Science and Technology
Section 2: Global and Economic Development
Section 3: Global Security Issues
Section 4: Terrorism
Section 5: Cultures Blend in a Global Age
Section 1: Human Origins in Africa
Section 2: Humans Try to Control Nature
Section 3: Civilizations
Chapter 2: Early River Valley CivilizationsSection 1: City States in Mesopotamia
Section 2: Pyramids on the Nile
Section 3: Planned Cities on the Indus
Section 4: River Dynasties in China
Chapter 3: People and Ideas on the Move
Section 1: The Indo-Europeans
Section 2: Hinduism and Buddhism Develop
Section 3: Seafaring Traders
Section 4: The Origins of Judaism
Chapter 4: The First Age of Empires
Section 1: The Egyptian and Nubian Empires
Section 2: The Assyrian Empire
Section 3: The Persian Empire
Section 4: Unification of China
Chapter 5: Classical Greece
Section 1: Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea
Section 2: Warring City-States
Section 3: Democracy and Greece's Golden Age
Section 4: Alexander's Empire
Section 5: The Spread of Hellenistic Culture
Chapter 6: Ancient Rome and Early Christianity
Section 1: The Roman Republic
Section 2: The Roman Empire
Section 3: The Rise of Christianity
Section 4: The Fall of the Roman Empire
Section 5: Rome and the Roots of Western Civilization
Chapter 7: India and China Establish Empires
Section 1: India's First Empires
Section 2: Trade Spreads Indian Religions and Culture
Section 3: Han Emperors in China
Chapter 8: African Civilizations
Section 1: Diverse Societies in Africa
Section 2: Migration
Section 3: The Kingdom of Aksum
Chapter 9: The Americas: A Separate World
Section 1: The Earliest Americans
Section 2: Early Mesoamerican Civilizations
Section 3: Early Civilizations of the Andes
Chapter 10: The Muslim World
Section 1: Rise of Islam
Section 2: Islam Expands
Section 3: Muslim Culture
Chapter 11: Byzantines, Russians, and Turks Interact
Section 1: The Byzantine Empire
Section 2: The Russian Empire
Section 3: Turkish Empires Rise in Anatolia
Chapter 12: Empires in East Asia
Section 1: Tang and Song China
Section 2: The Mongol Conquests
Section 3: The Mongol Empire
Section 4: Feudal Powers in Japan
Section 5: Kingdoms of Southeast Asia and Korea
Chapter 13: European Middle Ages
Section 1: Charlemagne Unites Germanic Kingdoms
Section 2: Feudalism in Europe
Section 3: The Age of Chivalry
Section 4: The Power of the Church
Chapter 14: The Formation of Western Europe
Section 1: Church Reform and the Crusades
Section 2: Changes in Medieval Society
Section 3: England and France Develop
Section 4: The Hundred Years' War and the Plague
Chapter 15: Societies and Empires of Africa
Section 1: North and Central African Societies
Section 2: West African Civilizations
Section 3: Eastern City-States and Southern Empires
Chapter 16: People and Empires in the Americas
Section 1: North American Societies
Section 2: Maya Kings and Cities
Section 3: The Aztecs Control Central Mexico
Section 4: The Inca Create a Mountain Empire
Chapter 17: European Renaissance and Reformation
Section 1: Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance
Section 2: The Northern Renaissance
Section 3: Luther Leads the Reformation
Section 4: The Reformation Continues
Chapter 18: The Muslim World Expands
Section 1: The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire
Section 2: Cultural Blending
Section 3: The Mughal Empire in India
Chapter 19: An Age of Explorations and Isolation
Section 1: Europeans Explore the East
Section 2: China Limits European Contacts
Section 3: Japan Returns to Isolation
Chapter 20: The Atlantic World
Section 1: Spain Builds an American Empire
Section 2: European Nations Settle North America
Section 3: The Atlantic Slave Trade
Section 4: The Columbian Exchange and Global Trade
Chapter 21: Absolute Monarchs in Europe
Section 1: Spain's Empire and European Absolutism
Section 2: The Reign of Louis XIV
Section 3: Central European Monarchs Clash
Section 4: Absolute Rulers of Russia
Section 5: Parliament Limits the English Monarchy
Chapter 22: Enlightenment and Revolution
Section 1: The Scientific Revolution
Section 2: The Enlightenment in Europe
Section 3: The Enlightenment Spreads
Section 4: The American Revolution
Chapter 23: The French Revolution and Napoleon
Section 1: The French Revolution Begins
Section 2: Revolution Brings Reform and Terror
Section 3: Napoleon Forges an Empire
Section 4: Napoleon's Empire Collapses
Section 5: The Congress of Vienna
Chapter 24: Nationalist Revolutions Sweep the West
Section 1: Latin American Peoples Win Independence
Section 2: Europe Faces Revolutions
Section 3: Nationalism
Section 4: Revolutions in the Arts
Chapter 25: The Industrial Revolution
Section 1: The Beginnings of Industrialization
Section 2: Industrialization
Section 3: Industrialization Spreads
Section 4: Reforming the Industrial World
Chapter 26: An Age of Democracy and Progress
Section 1: Democratic Reform and Activism
Section 2: Self-Rule for British Colonies
Section 3: War and Expansion in the United States
Section 4: Nineteenth-Century Progress
Chapter 27: The Age of Imperialism
Section 1: The Scramble for Africa
Section 2: Imperialism
Section 3: Europeans Claim Muslim Lands
Section 4: British Imperialism in India
Section 5: Imperialism in Southeast Asia
Chapter 28: Transformations Around the Globe
Section 1: China Resists Outside Influence
Section 2: Modernization in Japan
Section 3: U.S. Economic Imperialism
Section 4: Turmoil and Change in Mexico
Chapter 29: The Great War
Section 1: Marching Toward War
Section 2: Europe Plunges into War
Section 3: A Global Conflict
Section 4: A Flawed Peace
Chapter 30: Revolution and Nationalism
Section 1: Revolutions in Russia
Section 2: Totalitarianism
Section 3: Imperial China Collapses
Section 4: Nationalism in India and Southwest Asia
Chapter 31: Years of Crisis
Section 1: Postwar Uncertainty
Section 2: A Worldwide Depression
Section 3: Fascism Rises in Europe
Section 4: Aggressors Invade Nations
Chapter 32: World War II
Section 1: Hitler's Lightning War
Section 2: Japan's Pacific Campaign
Section 3: The Holocaust
Section 4: The Allied Victory
Section 5: Europe and Japan in Ruins
Chapter 33: Restructuring the Postwar World
Section 1: Cold War Superpowers Face Off
Section 2: Communists Take Power in China
Section 3: Wars in Korea and Vietnam
Section 4: The Cold War Divides the World
Section 5: The Cold War Thaws
Chapter 34: The Colonies Become New Nations
Section 1: The Indian Subcontinent Achieves Freedom
Section 2: Southeast Asian Nations Gain Independence
Section 3: New Nations in Africa
Section 4: Conflicts in the Middle East
Section 5: Central Asia Struggles
Chapter 35: Struggles for Democracy
Section 1: Democracy
Section 2: The Challenge of Democracy in Africa
Section 3: The Collapse of the Soviet Union
Section 4: Changes in Central and Eastern Europe
Section 5: China Reform and Reaction
Chapter 36: Global Interdependence
Section 1: The Impact of Science and Technology
Section 2: Global and Economic Development
Section 3: Global Security Issues
Section 4: Terrorism
Section 5: Cultures Blend in a Global Age